Virtual Northwest Airlines is dedicated to providing a unique environment for the advancement of the virtual aviation experience.

Through our mutual efforts, vNWA partners, pilots and staff continually work to ensure that all of our members feel as part of a family of like-minded enthusiasts who work together to simulate the operations of Northwest Airlines as closely as possible by utilizing the same fleet, routes, and hub structure of the airline before it merged.

In doing this, vNWA staff endevour to provide our pilots with all the tools needed to make their experience as enjoyable and realistic as possible.

James Bishop, vNWA CEO

vNWA VATSIM Activity

smartCARS Live Flights

NASCAR Charter Results

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/14/2021

Event #8 Results of the 2021 NASCAR Season

We had Awesome results from Event 8 over in Martinsville this past weekend.  We had 1 pilot participate carrying the load flying 7 flights totaling 40.6 hours of flight time.  We had an outstanding net profit of over 2.1 million dollars.  

  NWA300 Devin Caliri  will receice 15 bonus hours plus the extra bonus hours for the best landing rate below -100 fpm which he had -85 and -91 fpm. 

 Awesome Job Devin!

Again we want to thank Devin for carrying us this past week in Event 8 of the 2021 NASCAR Season.  Lets get ready for this weeks Event 9 still Bristol Motor Speedway beginning Thursday March 25th.

NASCAR Charters Event 9

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/13/2021

Event #9 of the 2021 NASCAR Season

This week for Event 9 of the 2021 NASCAR Season we are still in the great stae of Virginia over in Richmond at the "Richmond Raceway" .  The charters will begin on Thursday April 15th and run through Sunday April 18th.  We have routes out of all of our main hubs at MSP, DTW, MEM, PANC, EHAM, RJAA, and our NASCAR Hubs at CLT and KJQF into Richmond Intl. (KRIC).  

Our route numbers are NWA7000 - NWA7037 and pilots can fly any route we have in our system into KRIC and get credit as well. 

As always the top 3 pilots with the most flights will receive bonus hours as well as extra bonus hours for the pilot who has the best landing rate below -100 fpm. 

So lets have an "AWESOME" turn out for Event 9 of the 2021 NASCAR Charters Season.

A Trip to the Andes

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/13/2021

Cultures will collide this April 17th as the Virtual Jacksonville ARTCC and VATSIM Colombia present A Trip to the Andes! Come fly your favorite jetliner from beautiful Orlando, Florida (KMCO) to the towering Andes in Bogotá, Colombia (SKBO)! Our controllers are excited to offer pilots a flight from Florida to Colombia in what's sure to be an amazing event! The departure window will be from 2000z to 2300z (3p-6p Local) and the arrival window will be from 2359z to 0300z (7p-10p Local).

The Virginia Showdown

Posted by Mark Toler on 04/13/2021

Join the Washington DC ARTCC on 4/18/2021 from 2000z - 0000z as we staff up KORF, KRIC, & KCHO for the first ever Virginia Showdown! Which airport will come out on top? You'll never know if you don't join in on the fun! 

Perfect timing for this event to coincide with our NASCAR Charters this weekend at Richmond.

  ENJOY!

Executive Flight Schedules

Posted by Mark Toler on 02/03/2021

vNWA EXECUTIVE FLIGHT SCHEDULES

For anyone that would like to fly along with vNWA Executives, there are now tentative published schedules of vNWA Executives individual scheduled flights.  These flights and times are tentative and subject to change.  Feel free to contact the Executive for specifics if needed by clicking on the link below (KSTP Hub Website) or visit the KSTP Hub Website from the Hubs Tab at the top of the Homepage of the Website, to see when your Executives may be flying and you can join them.

So check out the schedules and fly with us .

KSTP Hub Website

(click on above link)

(updated 4/14/21)

vNWA Executives

Mark Toler - NWA1964  (4/15/21)

 Chris Schiessl - NWA1223 (TBA) 

Robbie Suwary - NWA1999 (TBA)

vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2019

Posted by James Bishop on 01/30/2020

 vNWA Hub Tour 2012-2020

 Get to know your fellow pilots, and their airspace. There is no specified time to complete this tour, have fun with it and see what you get upon completion.  Click the Operations tab at the top of the homepage and click on "Tours" to get started. 

Be sure to leave a comment indicating a leg of the Tour when filing your PIREP so we can credit you with each leg of the Tour.
 

PANC Cargo Operations

Posted by Mark Toler on 11/27/2019

"ATTENTION vNWA PILOTS - PANC IS OPEN FOR PILOTS "